Project

The main objective of the project is to systematize effects of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) which specifically or indirectly concern behavior and/or accidents involving vulnerable road users (VRU), i.e. pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists. The project will have several empirical bases which will be analyzed in relation to the Risk Monitor Model (RMM), aiming at stating testable hypotheses and predictions about the outcome of ITS for VRU. The project is organized in four main activities: 1) Behaviour adaptation and risk compensation to ITS aimed at increasing the safety of VRU: Updated theory and findings, 2) Effects of ITS on accidents involving VRU: State of the art, 3) Studies of pedestrians’ and cyclists behavior and potentials of transferring knowledge to other transport modes, 4) Analysis of user needs and proposal of measures to improve the safety for VRUs.